Filipino Domestic Workers and the Creation of New Subjectivities

This article analyzes the social activities of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong and Singapore in the context of the feminization of migration. It classifies these activities into those that move towards (1) upholding the rights of migrant domestic workers, and (2) upgrading their social status...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Asian and Pacific migration journal : APMJ 2004, Vol.13 (3), p.381-404
Main Author: Ogaya, Chiho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asia Pacific Region
China
Domestic servants
Domestic service
Domestic workers
Domestics
Females
Feminism
Feminization
Filipinos
Hegemony
Hong Kong
Identity
Labor Migration
Migrant workers
Migration
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Philippines
Philippino people
Resistance
Rights
Singapore
Social activities
Social change
Social Mobility
Social Status
Southeast Asian cultural groups
Subjectivity
Women
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This article analyzes the social activities of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong and Singapore in the context of the feminization of migration. It classifies these activities into those that move towards (1) upholding the rights of migrant domestic workers, and (2) upgrading their social status to promote social mobility. These two activities and the changes they effect may be achieved individually and collectively, and clearly show the capability of migrant domestic workers to be counter-hegemonic subjects, both in the form of ‘everyday resistance’ and as agents of social change. This article also explores how these two activities intertwine through migrant women's volunteer work. The emergence of networks of migrant organizations and NGOs and new solidarity across different ethnicities are also discussed as a form of dynamism resulting from the feminization of migration.
ISSN:0117-1968
2057-049X
DOI:10.1177/011719680401300305